#ifndef _MUNIX_FACTOR_H
#define	_MUNIX_FACTOR_H
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// Portions (C) 2011 OpenHouseware, LLC.
// All Rights Reserved

// $Id$
// Last Modified $DateTime$ by $Author$
#include "types.h"
#include "path.h"


//class Pathname;
//! @class KFactor
//! @brief A factor of a kernel is a kernel module that can be
//! dynamically loaded and unloaded and runs in normal userland.
//! Provides methods for derived classes on how to be a kernel factor.
class KFactor
{
protected:
    KFactor();
    KFactor(const KFactor & o) = delete;
    virtual ~KFactor();

    virtual bool    Attach();
    virtual bool    Detach();
    virtual uint8   Open();
    virtual uint8   Close();
    virtual bool    Load();
    virtual bool    Unload();
    virtual void *  Dump();

    DirectoryPath &      GetPath() { return path; }

    DirectoryPath        path;

	uint8_t			id;
	static uint8_t	sid;
	static uint8_t	incr() { return ++sid; }



};


#endif	/* _MUNIX_FACTOR_H */

